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Alistair D. Crozier, Aberdeen GB

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20090025939

NON-ORIENTING TREE CAP - A wellhead assembly includes a tree cap having a production mandrel extending down into a production passage of a Christmas tree to form a seal. The tree has an annulus bore and an annular cavity at the upper end of the tree surrounding the upper ends of the production and annulus bore. A communication gallery leads between the annulus bore and the cavity. The tree cap also includes an annular sealing member that enters the cavity for sealing a communication gallery.

01-29-2009

Casey Crozier, Broussard, LA US

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20120266583

Short Splice Systems and Methods for Ropes - A rope system comprising a rope structure comprising an intact portion comprising intact strands and a disassembled portion comprising loose strands. The loose strands are passed into an interior of the rope structure. Each loose strand is passed from the interior of the rope structure to the exterior of the rope structure adjacent to an associated intact strand. Each loose strand is extended along and wrapped around its associated intact strand at at least one wrap location.

10-25-2012

Eric Crozier, Hockessin, DE US

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20120078735

Secure account provisioning - A mobile payment system and method are described that facilitates the secure and real time user authentication and activation of a mobile payment account for a user portable electronic device over a communications network.

03-29-2012

20120095852

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC WALLET ACCESS - A mobile payment method, system and graphical user interface are described that facilitate efficient and secured payment transactions from an electronic wallet on a user portable electronic device with a merchant point of sale terminal over a contactless communications link. In one aspect, the electronic wallet includes a flag indicating whether input of the passcode is required to access the electronic wallet, which flag can be set by a remote device. In another aspect, a shortcut is provided to directly execute the payment features of the electronic wallet application software.

04-19-2012

20120136732

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRONIC WALLET ACCESS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system are described that facilitate efficient and secured management of a mobile payment account by an electronic wallet on a user portable electronic device, the electronic wallet for conducting payment transactions with a merchant point of sale terminal over a contactless communications link. In an aspect, the electronic wallet provides for the real-time addition of one or more users authorized to use the mobile payment account associated with the electronic wallet from their own respective portable devices, in a secure and efficient manner.

05-31-2012

20120143706

Method and System for Improved Electronic Wallet Access - A mobile payment method and system are described that facilitate efficient and secured payment transactions from an electronic wallet on a user mobile electronic device with a merchant point of sale terminal over a contactless communications link. In one aspect, the system provides for a plurality of passcode entry related states on the mobile electronic device. The mobile device transmits a transaction request message including a multi-faceted value identifying a passcode entry related state to a payment processing server. The payment processing server processes the transaction request and when the transaction request is declined for a passcode related reason, a transaction decline response is provided identifying the passcode related reason for decline.

06-07-2012

20130060618

Method and System for Electronic Wallet Access - A mobile payment system is described that facilitates efficient and secured payment transactions from an electronic wallet on a user portable electronic device with a merchant point of sale terminal over a communication link. In one aspect, a mobile device is configured for transaction operations from a plurality of mobile transaction accounts in an electronic wallet. The mobile device includes a plurality of transaction modules operable to process transaction operations with a respective mobile transaction account, each transaction module configured for transaction operations to be completed after an authentication process using a central authentication module coupled to the plurality of transaction modules, operable to verify a user input passcode and to respond to authentication requests from the plurality of transaction module after the user input passcode is verified. Preferably, at least one of the transaction modules is configured for contactless transaction operations over a contactless communication link.

03-07-2013

Galen Crozier, Homestead, IA US

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20110056634

VEHICLE WINDOW PROTECTOR - A vehicle cover is provided for covering a driver side window, central windshield, and passenger side window. The cover includes a central windshield panel, a right wing panel, and a left wing panel. The right wing panel forms a pocket with three closed sides, and an open bottom edge for covering a driver side window and frame of a vehicle. The left wing panel is a pocket formed by three closed sides and an open bottom edge so as to enclose a passenger side window and frame of the vehicle. The vehicle cover prevents ice build up on the covered windshield and side windows so as to eliminate the need to scrape ice from the windshield and side windows. The cover also blocks harmful environmental conditions that may damage both the interior and exterior of a vehicle during all times of the year.

03-10-2011

Jacqueline Crozier, Philadelphia, PA US

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20110163588

Self Propelled Transport Device - A transport device has a chassis with a front end and a rear end. The device has a continuous track supporting the chassis above a surface configured to move the chassis along the surface. A handle extends from the front end or rear end of the chassis and has a grip section positioned to be gripped by a user walking ahead of or behind the chassis. A motor is coupled and arranged to drive the continuous track and is operable by a user manipulating the handle. The worktop can be reconfigurable to at least two optional arrangements having different storage or support capabilities. The worktop can also be interchangeable with other different worktops having different storage or support capabilities.

07-07-2011

Kenneth B. Crozier, Cambridge, MA US

FABRICATION OF HIGH ASPECT RATIO FEATURES IN A GLASS LAYER BY ETCHING - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices relating to the fabrication of features for semiconductor devices are disclosed. The features may include vias and pillars. In some implementations, the vias may define light pipes for semiconductor image sensor devices that serve to guide electromagnetic radiation directly down to photodiodes or other radiation detecting elements formed on an underlying silicon substrate. These structures significantly improve the light collection efficiency and reduce the scattering and crosstalk losses in the dielectric layer. An etch mask may be used to produce features through a subsequent etching process. More specifically, the etch mask defines sidewalls in the glass layer, provides excellent dry etch resistance, and enables easy lift-off of the etch mask from the glass layer. Two embodiments are disclosed herein: the first using amorphous silicon as the etch mask; and the second employing a photoresist as the etch mask. Both embodiments produce high aspect ratio features having generally vertical and smooth sidewalls.

12-02-2010

20110115041

NANOWIRE CORE-SHELL LIGHT PIPES - Embodiments relate to methods and devices comprising an optical pipe comprising a core and a cladding. An embodiment includes obtaining a substrate comprising a photodiode and a first protective layer, the first protective layer having a predetermined thickness and growing a nanowire having a length L on the photodiode, wherein the length L is greater than the predetermined thickness of the protective layer. Another embodiment includes (1) obtaining a substrate comprising a photodiode and a protective layer, (2) fabricating a nanowire light pipe on the photodiode, the light pipe comprising a nanowire core and a cladding; and (3) coating the substrate and the nanowire light pipe with a protective coating.

05-19-2011

20110309233

SELECTED SPECTRAL ABSORPTION OF NANOWIRES - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices relating to fabricating one or more nanowires are disclosed. One method for fabricating a nanowire includes: selecting a particular wavelength of electromagnetic radiation for absorption for a nanowire; determining a diameter corresponding to the particular wavelength; and fabricating a nanowire having the determined diameter. According to another embodiment, one or more nanowires may be fabricated in an array, each having the same or different determined diameters. An image sensor and method of imaging using such an array are also disclosed.

12-22-2011

20110309237

LIGHT ABSORPTION AND FILTERING PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SEMICONDUCTOR NANO WIRES - A nanowire array is described herein. The nanowire array comprises a substrate and a plurality of nanowires extending essentially vertically from the substrate; wherein: each of the nanowires has uniform chemical along its entire length; a refractive index of the nanowires is at least two times of a refractive index of a cladding of the nanowires. This nanowire array is useful as a photodetector, a submicron color filter, a static color display or a dynamic color display.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING MICROSCOPY USING ONE OR MORE FRESNEL ZONE PLATES - Microscopy methods and apparatus in which one or more microfabricated optical elements (e.g., one or more Fresnel zone plates) operate as one or an array of objective lenses. A single object or a plurality of objects may be scanned in parallel. A single, low-numerical-aperture relay optic can be used with the one or more optical elements eliminating the need for one or more confocal pinhole apertures. When an array of optical elements is used, hundreds to thousands of objects can be imaged or inspected simultaneously onto a two-dimensional imaging device, such as a CCD array. The microfabricated optical elements can be readily configured for imaging with a solid immersion medium. Imaging resolutions on the order of one wavelength of the illumination source, and less, can be achieved.

05-24-2012

20120267549

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FLUORESCENCE SENSING EMPLOYING FRESNEL ZONE PLATES - Methods and apparatus for high-throughput fluorescence detection using integrated microfabricated optical element arrays are described. In one example, the optical element arrays may comprise one or more microfabricated Fresnel zone plates, which may be configured to collect light from samples flowing in microfluidic channels. Multiple samples may be inspected in parallel at significantly high rates (e.g., about 200,000 samples per second or higher). A relay lens combined with high numerical aperture integrated microfabricated optical elements provides significant signal enhancement (e.g., on the order of at least 200 times that of conventional fluorescence detection methods).

10-25-2012

Patent applications by Kenneth B. Crozier, Cambridge, MA US

Lucinda Crozier, Kansas City, MO US

Mark Crozier, Honeydew ZA

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20110100931

METHOD OF OPTIMIZING FEED CONCENTRATION IN A SEDIMENTATION VESSEL - A feed system is used in a sedimentation vessel. The feed system includes an inlet for receiving a quantity of feed slurry and an outlet for delivering the feed slurry to a separation zone within the sedimentation vessel. The feed slurry includes a mixture of solids and liquids that are to be separated in a separation zone within the sedimentation vessel. An airlift pump is used to cycle at least a portion of either the separated solids or the separated liquids from the separation zone and return it to the feed system. This returned portion mixes with the feed slurry and may operate to dilute the feed slurry to a concentration for optimal separation. Additionally, feed conditioning chemicals may be mixed into the feed slurry prior to or after the mixing of the feed slurry with the returned portion of the separated products.

05-05-2011

20110132850

METHOD OF OPTIMIZING FEED DISTRIBUTION IN A SEDIMENTATION VESSEL - A feed structure may be used in conjunction with a sedimentation vessel in order to separate solids and liquids, which may be in a slurry, from each other. The feed structure comprises a feed chamber housing a central wall. At least one port is positioned at the base of the chamber. A feedwell that is substantially concentric with the feed chamber is also used. The feed chamber is in communication with the feedwell, wherein slurry flows through the said port to access the feedwell. An outlet is positioned on the feedwell (such as near the bottom of the feedwell). Slurry may flow through the outlet into the sedimentation vessel.

Russell Charles Crozier, Los Angeles, CA US

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20130255518

LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT OF PREPRINTED IMAGES ON A ROLL OF SUBSTRATE WITH THE MOVING PARTS OF A WEB PRINTING PRESS. - Systems and methods for aligning preprinted images on a roll of substrate to the moving components of a web press are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes determining the speed of the moving components of the press, determining the speed of the web of preprinted images and adjusting the speed of the web of preprinted image to match the speed of the web. In particular embodiments, a press which produces rolls of preprinted material can be modified to change the equivalent cutoff length of the press. In further embodiments, a method of pasting new rolls of material to expiring rolls of material is accomplished by modulating the drive speed of the new roll of material to match the expiring roll of material while at the same time aligning the images on the new roll with the expiring roll.

10-03-2013

Seth Crozier, Dublin, CA US

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20140257266

BALLOON CATHETER APPARATUS WITH MICROWAVE EMITTER - A method and balloon catheter apparatus for tissue ablation is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, one or more central lumens, adapted for positioning in an artery; an emitter capable of emitting microwave energy positioned at the distal end; an inflatable balloon associated with the emitter at the distal end configured to allow blood to pass through the artery while the balloon is inflated; and a control system at the proximal end. The method and balloon catheter apparatus is applicable at least to renal denervation procedures.

09-11-2014

Simon Crozier, Southampton GB

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20110088729

SURFACE PASSIVATION TECHNIQUE FOR REDUCTION OF FOULING - The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the formation of foulant deposits on petroleum processing equipment. The invention involves a first mixture comprising an acid phosphate ester. The first mixture is applied to the surface of the petroleum processing equipment at a high temperature. Then a second mixture comprising a metal salt is applied also at a high temperature. The result is sufficient to provide an effective coating that prevents the formation of foulant deposits on the petroleum processing equipment. The second mixture reacts with any polyphosphate in the coating to prevent any contamination of petroleum materials within the petroleum processing equipment.

04-21-2011

Stephen Edwin Crozier, West Midlands GB

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20100039118

Current Measurement Circuit and Method of Diagnosing Faults in Same - A current measurement circuit includes first and second input nodes which receive the respective voltages at either side of a resistive element through which electrical current can flow, a differential amplifier means which produces an output signal indicative of the difference in voltage between its input terminals, electrical path forming means providing a connection between each of the input nodes and a respective input terminal of the differential amplifiers, a controllable voltage source for selectively applying an offset voltage to at least one input of the differential amplifier in response to a control signal, a control signal generator which generates the control signal applied to the voltage source such that at a first instance an offset voltage is applied which is greater than that applied at a second instance, and a diagnostic means which is adapted to identify faults present in the electrical path between the first input node and the respective input to the amplifier by comparing the output from the amplifier at the first instant when the offset voltage is applied and at the second instant without the offset voltage.

02-18-2010

Steven Lloyd Crozier, Toronto CA

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20100138256

FREE TRADE QUALIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A free trade qualification system to determine whether finished products qualify for a given free trade agreement. Bill of materials maintenance uses tables that constitute the bill of materials, including an item master table and an item relationship table. The item master table contains records for the parts and finished products. The item relationship table contains all relationships between items structured as parent to child in a recursive manner. Free trade qualification traverses the bill of materials to calculate whether a given finished product is qualified. The harmonized tariff code for the part or subassembly being processed is evaluated in terms of the appropriate qualification rules to determine which of these rules applies to the part in the context of its relationship to the subassembly being processed.

06-03-2010

20110047091

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE WHEN IMPORTING AND EXPORTING GOODS - A system and method which utilize current, updated classification of goods and parties when relevant documents are prepared and printed and further updates relevant classification data contained in various records either periodically or as changes are received. This updating and utilization of the current, updated classification minimizes delays which would occur because of improper characterization or classification information.

02-24-2011

20110258129

Post Approval Management System of Export Licenses - A system and method for managing export licenses is disclosed. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, a system and method for managing creation of export license amendment forms relating to export and import of defense-related articles and services subject to regulations and regulatory agencies such as: United States Munitions List (USML), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) are disclosed. Also, disclosed is a method and system for managing updates to authorizations and tracking of exported goods.

10-20-2011

20110258638

DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF BINARY OBJECTS VIA MESSAGE QUEUES INCLUDING A FAILOVER SAFEGUARD - A system and method for distributing processing utilizing message queues as a method of distributing binary objects as “messages” and invoking the embedded logic of the received message to perform a portion of a distributed application is disclosed. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, a system and method for the integrated distribution and execution of objects as they are retrieved or extracted from a message queue on a remote system to provide executable functionality portions of a distributed application. In one embodiment a failed processing step results in the message being retained in the message queue to allow for subsequent retry processing.

10-20-2011

20120246145

Dynamically Generating a Plurality of Interfaces Using Structured Control Files - A system and method allowing customization of a user-interface into a data repository are disclosed. Customization options are provided via a hierarchy and/or compartmentalization of structured control files such as Extensible Markup Language (XML) files. The control files may be defined in a hierarchical fashion allowing a particular end-user or group of end-users to customize their interface without impacting other users of the same data and user-interface system. Compartmentalization of functions to specific files may also aid in ease of maintenance of customizations. Customization may include an ability to customize what data is shown on a screen and which capabilities are available on each screen for data interaction pertaining to a particular job responsibility. Capabilities to provide these and other customization options to an end-user are disclosed in a non-limiting embodiment of an import export trade transaction storage and retrieval system.

09-27-2012

Patent applications by Steven Lloyd Crozier, Toronto CA

Stewart Crozier, Boulder, CO US

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20090249165

Event Cleanup Processing For Improving The Performance Of Sequence-Based Decoders - The invention relates to improving the performance of sequence-based soft-output decoders using event cleanup processing, wherein combinations of potential error events are evaluated using an error detection code (EDC) to select events that produce a modified set of decisions that has no EDC detectable errors. The event cleanup method and associated event cleanup decoder enable to significantly improve the error rate performance of sequence-based decoders and/or significantly improve decoding efficiency compared to other known error cleanup methods.

10-01-2009

20140233673

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA OVER A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL - For some applications such as high-speed communication over short-reach links, the complexity and associated high latency provided by existing modulators may be unsuitable. According to an aspect, the present disclosure provides a modulator that can reduce latency for applications such as 400/1000 communication over copper cables or SMF. The modulator has a symbol mapper for mapping a bit stream into symbols, and a multi-level encoder including an inner encoder and an outer encoder for encoding only a portion of the bit stream. In some implementations, the multi-level encoder is configured such that an information block size of the inner encoder is small and matches a field size of the outer encoder. Therefore, components that would be used to accommodate larger block sizes can be omitted. The effect is that complexity and latency can be reduced. According to another aspect, the present disclosure provides a demodulator that is complementary to the modulator.

08-21-2014

Stuart Crozier, Wilston AU

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20120258862

OPEN-BORE MAGNET FOR USE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A magnetic resonance system is provided which employs a shielded, electromagnetically asymmetric and low-stress magnet to produce a superior sized imaging region close to the patient side. The magnet has a double layered configuration. In the primary layer, the magnet includes at least two strongest coils at two ends of the magnet (end coils), which carry current in the same direction. The magnet may include at least one coil close to the end coils which carries current in a direction opposite to that of the end coils. The magnet employs a plurality of smaller sized coils (

10-11-2012

Stuart Crozier, St Lucia AU

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20120074935

MRI Coil Design - A coil for a magnetic resonance imaging device consists of multiple coil elements arranged about an imaging space. Each coil element comprise radiating structures oriented at an angle to a tangent of the imaging space. Angling the radiating structures reduces mutual coupling between coil elements and enhances the penetration of the radio frequency field to the imaging space.

03-29-2012

Stuart Crozier, Queensland AU

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20080204010

Magnetic Field Dosimeter - A portable device is used to measure exposure to magnetic fields and/or exposure to changes of magnetic field. The device (

08-28-2008

20080272785

Phased Array Coil for MRI - A method and apparatus for ameliorating high-field image distortion in magnetic resonance imaging of tissue. Two separate scans of a target region are taken with different phase and amplitude values for each scan. The phase and amplitude values of each scan are selected to be complimentary so as to provide scans that have improved SNR when averaged using, for example, sum-of-squares averaging.

11-06-2008

20100079144

MAGNETS FOR USE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A magnetic resonance system uses a shielded superconducting magnet to produce a dsv useful for specialist imaging in an overall short magnet system at field strengths 1.5 Tesla and above. The magnet includes at least a first central coil C

COIL ARRANGEMENT - A coil arrangement for use in a magnetic resonance imaging system, the imaging system being for generating a magnetic imaging field in an imaging region, the coil arrangement including at least three coils for at least one of transmitting, receiving or transceiving an electromagnetic field, each coil being provided on a coil geometry and being substantially orthogonal.